sphinxsfɪŋks; ˈsfɪn dʒiz
sphinx (n)
- plural
- sphinxes
English Definitions:
sphinx (noun)
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
Sphinx (noun)
(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
sphinx (noun)
one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
sphinx (Noun)
A creature with the head of a human and the body of an animal (commonly a lion).
sphinx (Noun)
A person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret.
sphinx (Noun)
A sphincter.
sphinx (Verb)
To decorate with sphinxes
sphinx (Verb)
To adopt the posture of the Sphinx
sphinx (Verb)
To be inscrutable, often through silence
sphinx (Verb)
To make one guess at the unknowable
sphinx (Verb)
To befuddle
sphinx (Verb)
For the feminine to co-opt, dominate, or devour the masculine, especially from a paranoid fear of this happening
Sphinx (ProperNoun)
An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
Sphinx (ProperNoun)
The demon of destruction and bad luck in Greek mythology.
Sphinx
A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and a human head. In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman. She is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man. In addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent in contrast to the malevolent Greek version and was thought of as a guardian often flanking the entrances to temples. In European decorative art, the sphinx enjoyed a major revival during the Renaissance. Later, the sphinx image, something very similar to the original Ancient Egyptian concept, was exported into many other cultures, albeit often interpreted quite differently due to translations of descriptions of the originals and the evolution of the concept in relation to other cultural traditions. Generally the role of sphinxes is associated with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. The oldest known sphinx was found near Gobekli Tepe at another site, Nevali Çori, or possibly 120 miles to the east at Kortik Tepe, Turkey, and was dated to 9,500 BC.
Sphinx
A sphinx ( SFINKS, Ancient Greek: σφίγξ [spʰíŋks], Boeotian: φίξ [pʰíːks], plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicized as treacherous and merciless, and will kill and eat those who cannot answer her riddle. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus.Unlike the Greek sphinx, which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx (Ancient Greek: ανδρόσφιγξ)). In addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent but having a ferocious strength similar to the malevolent Greek version. Both were thought of as guardians and often flank the entrances to temples.In European decorative art, the sphinx enjoyed a major revival during the Renaissance. Later, the sphinx image, initially very similar to the original Ancient Egyptian concept, was exported into many other cultures, albeit they are often interpreted quite differently due to translations of descriptions of the originals, and through the evolution of the concept in relation to other cultural traditions. Sphinx depictions are generally associated with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples.
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